Aboard the Papal Plane, April 18, 2026 (AFP) - Pope says he regrets his remarks interpreted as a debate with Trump

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2026-04-18

Pope Leo XIV said Saturday he regretted remarks he made were interpreted as a response to criticism from President Donald Trump, insisting he had no interest in debating the US leader. An example was a speech about "tyrants" ransacking the world that he delivered in Cameroon on the second leg of a tour of Africa, Leo told journalists as he travelled to Angola. The remarks had been written well before Trump's comment that he was "not a big fan" of......

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